Tumbler-washer.



L. L. RUWE.

TUMBLBE. WASHER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 2v, 190B.

91 0,587. Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

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L. L. ROWE.

TUMBLER WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2v, 190s,

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

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L. L. BOWE. TUMBLER' WASHER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 27. 1908.

Patented Ja11.26, 1909,

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3\ LEVI LY HOWELL. O F BQSTQN.; M ASSAUHT. .SETQS' TUMBLER-WASHER.-

Sp ecication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909..

Application filed April 27, 1908,I Serial Np. 429.338.

To all rwhom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, lnrvi L. Rowe, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, n citizen of the United States,

have invented a new and useful Improvel ment in T umblcr-iVcshers, of which t re following is e specification.

My invention relates to that class of tumbler Washers in which the depression of the tumbler opens the valve and allows the flow of writer through the nozzle to wash the tumbler. Broadly speaking such devices are old. The chiel' fault found with them is that in many ceses the valve begins to open before the tumbler has been depressed lour enough to receive side streams given out from the nozzle so that such side Streams muy wet the operator or the customer as well as the counter, etc.

My invention is primarily for the purpose of dellecting;l such streams downward until the rcletious'of the tumbler and the nozzle have been so established that such streams will strike the interior of the tumbler.

My invention also relates to means for washing the exterior of the tumbler.

My invention will be understood by reference to the drawings in which- Figure 1 is o. side elevation of e tmbler washer embodying my inventioi, the tu1nbler being in section. Fie. 2 is a section ou line 2 2 of Fi 3. Fig. 3 is a plan of the mein portion o my invention, Fig. l is e section on line 4- l of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is e. plan of the exterior washing device. Fig. 6 1s a vertical cross section of the pressure controller. Fig. is :i modified form of the pressure controller. Figs, 8 and .fl show n modified form ol' the rest to bc .lcscribcd below.

A is u vulvc casing; continuing within it it vulve o. A thrcaulcd coupling' c is provided to connect this raising with the :iter supply, a2 being :i piissugc to lend tho unter from the supply into the casing, thc upper cdgoof this passage serving es u sont for the vulve u. 'lhc vulve rl is mounted :it the lowcr ond of u hollow stem B which currics :it its upper ond :t nozzle .lll suitubly slotted or perforated to supply waiter to the interior olA the tumbler.

lhe loner end ol` the stom B is provided with un enlargement i which servos es u rest for the lower end of the spring C, the upper end ol which beers agonist the screw plugr C which closes the top of the casing, the fuucticin ol' thif` sprinpr boing to liecp the valve ciY l l l the like muy bc used.

normnlly sented on a2. The enlargement b is perforated to allow witter to llow into the interior of the stem B and to the nozzle Bl when the vulve is unseeted.

D are levers which nrc pivotnlly connected et (l to the stem B :ind cre provided with rocking edges which rest on the top of the plugr C, this construction being such that upon depressinglhe outer ends of the levers D the stem 'B will be lifted and the valve opened to admit Water to the interior of the easing A.

I prefer to provide the levers D with arms (l in order that they muy formeJ steed f support for the rest E upon which the tum l r is to be 'siul'iportcd 'This rest E compr ses menus whereby it may be supported upon the levers D so as to operate them by pressure, ineens for supporting the edge of the tumblerl on 'openin f through which the nozzle may project, :mc deleetors to revent the streams from being thrown latere y until the tumbler is in position. As shown it consists of u hub e having e passage through it somewhat larger than the diameter of thenozzle le? and having sin upwardly' projecting rim ing rim e2 of somewhat larger diameter than the rim e. These two rims are arranged and proportioned to receive the stream from the sides of the nozzle while the valve is being opened. and before it is opened wide by the full depression of the tumbler.

From the hub e project three arms e prefera bly groovcd and connected neer their ends by segments e which support the rest upon the levers D und leave apertures about the hub through which the witter muy drain off from the tumbler. From cach end of the groeve in euch erm project lingers e5 SullicientfY smell lo project a, short distance Withiu tlic ends of :i piece olv rubber tubing: F euch of which forms u cushion upon which the edge of the tumbler rests during.; thc washing; operation. .lubber tubing is u convenient form of nuiterinl to receive thc edge of the tumbler ulthough solid cylinders of rubber or l prefer to use pieces of rubber having it diumctcr substantially equal to thc width ol thc grooves in the arms e (sec Fig. 4) so tluit euch will be confined laterally somewhat under :my pressure which it may receive from the tumbler.

'flic operation of this pnrt of my invention is ns follows: ',lhc vulve a heir-.g1 normally closed by the springr C, u tumbler G is placed The hub also has a downwardly project# iid upon the rest E operator. less quickly as the case may be and the water forces itself out through the openings 1n the nozzle under a pressure which may be considerable as my washer is intended to be connected to the city or town water supply. will be seen from Fig. 2 that when the nozzle is lifted but slivhtly the valve will be opened somewhat so that water will escape throulr i the nozzle and the side streams will strike t rim el which will shield the operator and as the rest nieves down over the nozzle the streams will continue to strike vcit-her the rim e or the rim el until it projects up through the central opening in the rest when these streams will be received by the inner rim of lhe tumbler which will thus be well washed. Other streams will reach the other portions of the interior of the tumbler and will give it a tho'ough washing and thereafter the water will t rain down through the draining apertures into the basin or other' receptacle below.

It will be remembered that these washers are generally used with city water pressure which is quite high and hence when once released by the opening of the valve the stream is very strong.

'l o wash the outside of the tumbler I provide a perforated pipe H which is nearly cir cular and is supported on three supports. two of which i are .rods and the third a pipe J leading from the casing A so that when the valve a is open a portion of the water will pass up through the pipe J and out through the erforations in the ipe H.

l the water emitter through the valve o is under say ordinary city pressure which may in tact be quite high, the splashing of the water on the bottom of the sides of the tumbler will be considerable and may be very annoying to the bystanders. For this reason I prefer to lead the pipe J into a valve chamber Jl which contains a second valve j adapted to screw down towards a seat y" in the top of the pipe J. In Fig. 6 the valve chamber is constructed with two outlets je, j and is ada )ted to be located midway between the ends of the pipe Il as shown in Fig. 5, each outlet y, j communicating,r with a branch of the pipe 1I. ,In Fig. 7 I have shown a valve chamber from which there is only one outlet j2 and this form of chamber is adapted to be located at one end of the pipe H, as shown in Fig. l.

, By means of the screw valve the force ol the llow through the' pipe-H and its perforations can be reduced. Thus the perforations may deliver water under very low pressure so, for example, it will strike about the middley of the bottom of the tumbler and around its sides and so give it suilicicnt washing without-undue splashing, and the location of this valve at the top ol the water and is pressed down by the 'l his opens the valve a more or l vpose. Being located between the valve a and the ring H the ring will only deliver l water at a conveniently low pressure practically independent of the pressure at a, andi adjustable according to the requirements 0f any given case. f

The part which I have called a screw valve lis in fact a reducing valve to reduce the l pressure of water in the ring H. Hence it l need not be so constructe as to close ene tirely the passage from the pipe J. The

openings in the rest allow the water which has been used to escape out of the tumbler. I have referred to the arms e3 as grooved for l prefer to make them so, as by means of the I grooves the rubber cushions are held from lateral displacement. The arms may be ilat however as shown in Figs. 8 and '9, in which case `the fingers e are here represented by e whichshows them projecting above the i level olI the arms so that they may hold the cushions here represented by Flin place as shown, and `in this case the rim el1 should but project as high as the top of the cushions. In these Figs. S and 9 e31 represents the flat larm, e the connecting segment and e2 the downwardly projectin rim.

It will be observed rom the operation of the device that the parts are preferably so proportioned and arranged that at the time the valve has been lifted to a full and coinplete openingr the nozzle w ill have assumed a position in relation to the upper erige of the rim suoli thatfit will project the water into ever part of the interior surface of the tum ler.

It is evident that my invention maT be embodied in other forms than that a ove described. The purpose of the main portion thereof is to screen the bystanders and this may be accomplished by forcing: down the rest over a stationary nozzle, forcing up a nozzle through a stationary rest or better by the means shown in which both. rest and nozzle have a movement. The cushions are preferably made of rubber tubing but solid cushions may be used if they are indented at cach cnd to allow the entrance of the fingers e5 or are otherwise shaped to conform to the holding appliance whatever it 1nay be, for l other means may be )rovided to hold tlmcushions in place. l prefer th=J mear,V l shown because they do not oll'er any .netnl surface to contact with the edge ol' the l tumbler.

l What I claim as my invention is:

l In a tumbler washer, a nozzle, a valve controllingr its vater sup ly, a rest, means l whereby said nozzle an movement with relation to each other, and` means for controlling said valve, said rest y havinr,r means projecting above its surface l to delleet lateral'streams of water from said l nozzle.

. Y, ...mim n u. #as w said rest have ai iis controlling its water sup Iy, a rest, means whereby said nozzle andP said rest have a movement With relation to each other, and means for controlling said valve, said rest having means projecting below its surface to deflect lateral streams of water from said nozzle.

3. In a tumbler washer, a nozzle, a valve controlling its water supply, e rest, means whereby said nozzleand said rest have a movement with relation to each other., and means for controlling said valve, said rest having means projecting above and below its surface to deflect lateral streams of Water from said nozzle.

4. A tumbler washer comprising a peripheral rim, a central hub and arms connecting said rim and said hub, said hub having an aperture through which a nozzle may pass and also having means rojecting from its Surface to deflect lateral) streams of water from said nozzle.

5. In a tumbler Washer, a rest for a tumbler having tumbler supports comprisingA arms having grooves, in combination with cushions located within said grooves, as described.

6. In a tumbler washer, a rest fora tumbler having tumbler supports comprising grooved arms and hollow cushions located Within the grooves in said arms, and means forming part of said arms ada ted to project within the ends of each cushion to hold it in place as described.

7. A rest comprising arms and vtumblersupporting cushions, said arms carryin fingers and said cushions resting upon sai arms between said in ers, said fingers en gagging the ends of sai cushions and holding them in place upon said arms.

8 In a tumbler washer, a valve and means for opening it comprisingr levers and a tumbler rest, a casing.; surrounding Vsaid ,valve a perforated pipe mounted above said casing and connected therewith whereby when the said valve is open water will be supplied through said connection to said pipeand a valve located within said connection whereby the water rcssure therein may be reduced as `describe 9, In a tumbler Washer, a valve casing adapted to be connected to a water supply, a valve located in said casing to control the entry of Water thereto, a tumbler rest, a nozzle to deliver water to the interior of said tumbler, a perforated pipe connected to said valve casing and located above said casing, to distribute water ou the outside of said tumbler, and a valve located to reduce the pressure of water delivered from said casing to said pipe whereby the pressure oi' water delivered on the outside of the tnm bler is less than that within the tumbler,

as described.

LEVI L. ROWYE. Witnesses: M. E. FLAHERTY, F. F. PHILLIPS, Jr. 

